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Why hiring advisers for Cabinet secretaries is a waste of money

In July last year, the government directed all Cabinet secretaries (CSs) to reduce their advisory teams by half, effective immediately.

By Kennedy Buhere 8 months ago

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Support Nacada's good work by being ruthless with drug dealers

A fortnight ago, the government released a report indicating that nearly a half of students in our universities have abused at least one drug or substance in their lifetime.

By Kennedy Buhere 1 year ago

The aim of education is to develop innate powers of children

Former Education Secretary Prof Harry Kaane once declared that the actual customers of education services of a country are employers and not students.

By Kennedy Buhere 1 year ago

Why Mbadi's forum at Jevanjee was genuine public participation

It was a pleasant surprise seeing the Cabinet Secretary for The National Treasury and Economic Planning John Mbadi engaging the citizens at Jevanjee Gardens, the venue of the Bunge la Mwananchi.

By Kennedy Buhere 1 year ago

Mbadi's engagement at Jeevanjee shows true public participation

True public participation happens where the people are- in open spaces where leaders and citizens can engage freely. Not in conference rooms or through newspaper notices.

By Kennedy Buhere 1 year ago

The dangers of sending young children to Boarding School

PS Belio Kipsang expressed the need for parents to reconsider the moral basis of the boarding school model for learners in primary Schools.

By Kennedy Buhere 1 year ago

State should take more interest in how children are brought up

Until around the early 1980s, adults other than parents could chastise children they found in the wrong. Uncles could reprimand nephews or nieces if they found them in the wrong.

By Kennedy Buhere 1 year ago

The State must take an interest in the way children are raised

The state should put at the centre of the curriculum, the moral dimension of schooling to help children acquire virtues or moral habits that will help them individually live good lives.

By Kennedy Buhere 1 year ago

Frequent testing is not good for learners; it undermines education

Testing of students is an excellent strategy to keep students on track and also to assess learning, however, frequent testing is counterproductive

By Kennedy Buhere 1 year ago

Why Public Relations practitioners require journalistic skills

PR experts need the knowledge, skills, tact and judgement of journalists in helping an organisation communicate purposefully with their stakeholders.

By Kennedy Buhere 1 year ago

Why holiday tuition does not improve learning outcomes

Students need mental breaks from the pressing study schedules. The teachers need it also.

By Kennedy Buhere 1 year ago

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Excessive testing undermines teaching, learning in schools

The frequency of testing that learners are subjected to has serious implications on education policy, standards and curricula allocated for effective teaching and learning.

By Kennedy Buhere 2 years ago

Powerful speeches are those that appeal to audiences' emotions

The level of success the leaders have with the people and the stakeholders depends on the way they use words to deliver a speech in front of an audience.

By Kennedy Buhere 2 years ago

Why remedial teaching should not be provided to all learners

Remedial teaching is designed to help students who fall behind in their studies or have difficulties learning a particular subject matter or subjects.

By Kennedy Buhere 2 years ago

Teacher is key in child's education, despite emerging technologies

The guiding star of schools and any educational institution is a teacher. ICT and all the capabilities it has as an educational tool cannot and will never substitute a teacher.

By Kennedy Buhere 3 years ago

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Why some literature setbooks are taught again and again

The crop of students who study the setbooks are never the same. The books are therefore as new to them as they were to students who studied them a decade or so earlier.

By Kennedy Buhere 3 years ago

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Cheaper calls on the way as telcos agree to cut key rates

Operators have reached an out-of-court settlement that will see them cut mobile termination rates by 41 percent. Safaricom had appealed an earlier decision by regulator to cut the rate by 87 percent.

By Kennedy Buhere 3 years ago

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Kenyan children don't know Martin Shikuku? Seriously?

The student who unconsciously studies, comes to appreciate the place of words in the pen and mouth of the great and exceptional men and women he reads about.

By Kennedy Buhere 3 years ago

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To end exam cheating, we must understand purpose of education

Examination cheating can be ended when the country adopts what he called authentic assessment model.

By Kennedy Buhere 4 years ago